Re: 8-wire stepper: series is 1/2 the amps.Strange but ...

Correct, except that in a stepper the coils share the same flux path
thus the inductance is 4 times in series compared to parallel.

Mariss

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, JanRwl@A... wrote:
> In a message dated 6/1/2003 12:28:15 AM Central Standard Time,
> mariss92705@y... writes:
>
> > 2)Inductance goes up with the square of the number of turns of
wire. If 10
> > turns of wire (half-coil) has an inductance of 1 millihenry then
20 turns
> > of wire (full-coil) will have an inductance of 4 millihenries.
> >
> Yes, if that second quantity of turns is on the same "form",
i.e., "all wound
> together". But two equal inductances (coils) of H mH each,
connected in
> series, and not placed particularly close together when measuring,
would have just
> 2H mH, no???
>
>
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